Record cold brings record bills to Clarksville

CDE paid $3 million more for electricity in January than over the same time period in 2013.

9:56 PM,
Feb. 10, 2014

Written by

Stephanie Ingersoll
Leaf-Chronicle

Three of the five highest energy days ever recorded by the Tennessee Valley Authority fell this January, and Clarksvillians are not the only ones feeling the sting of sticker shock as they open their latest bills.

CDE Lightband, which buys its power from TVA and provides it to customers in the city, paid about $3 million more this January over the same time frame last year, said Superintendent Brian Taylor.

The reason - CDE customers used far more electricity to battle the bitter cold temperatures, he said. And Clarksville wasn't alone. From Chattanooga, to Nashville, to Johnson City, ...